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After a long and somewhat boring offseason, the New York Islanders officially return to play tonight. The team will be visiting MSG for a preseason showdown with their bitter rivals in the New York Rangers. Even though this is just a preseason game, there are still a number of interesting stories to keep tabs on. …
As the Islanders begin camp, one of their biggest storylines is the opening at left defense. While most of the opening day roster is pretty much settled, the team’s sixth defenseman remains to be decided. One of Sebastian Aho, Robin Salo or Dennis Cholowski will be filling the role for the departing Zdeno Chara. The…
The start of the 2022-23 Islanders season is only a matter of weeks away. The Islanders will be celebrating their 50th anniversary while also trying to redeem a failed 2021-22 campaign. With that being said, every game bears a lot of importance in what’s always a competitive Eastern Conference. However, there are a couple of…
The Islanders have had the league’s quietest and most unsuccessful offseason. The team was connected to Johnny Gaudreau and Nazem Kadri, but were unable to land either player. Aside from their involvement with those players, the Islanders have had nothing of interest to report on. However, Lou Lamoriello finally broke his veil of silence on…
The Islanders have been extremely quiet throughout this year’s free agency period, but there’s finally a bit of buzz surrounding them. Several quality sources believe the Islanders have a deal with free agent center Nazem Kadri. The rumor is that the deal is just pending the Islanders being able to clear up some cap room…
The Islanders struck out again trying to land a big fish free agent and still have a number of holes to fill this offseason. They still could use the help of a scoring wing as well as another left side defenseman. While most of the upper tier options have already signed elsewhere, there are still…
The Islanders announced last week that Lane Lambert would be the 18th head coach in franchise history. Lambert has been an assistant coach with the Islanders for all four years of Barry Trotz’s tenure with the team. This will be Lambert’s first opportunity as a head coach heading into a pivotal season for the Islanders.…
After a disappointing loss in Edmonton, the Islanders had another losing performance in Calgary. The Calgary Flames defeated the Islanders at a final score of 5-2 in this one. The Islanders went 1-2 in their three game Canadian swing, only beating the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. Another important note from this game is the pre-game…
The Islanders returned from their two-week hiatus with a solid 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils. One would think this victory combined with their three-game win streak would inspire a strong performance against the rival Washington Capitals. Instead, the Islanders laid a complete goose egg and lost 2-0 against the Capitals at UBS Arena…